BLAKE & STRONG

In the matter of BLAKE & STRONG, Benjamin J of the Family Court of Australia considered orders concerning the children and property of the parties. The dispute involved arrangements for the children, B and A, and the division of the marital asset pool.

The court was required to determine the parenting arrangements for the children, including the specifics of their living arrangements and holiday schedules, and to make orders regarding the division of property. This included the payment of a sum by the husband to the wife and the disposition of a property.

By consent, the parties were granted equal shared parental responsibility for the children, with specific orders detailing a complex two-week cycle for the children to live with each parent during school terms, as well as detailed arrangements for school holidays, including Easter, mid-term, and Christmas/New Year periods. The court also made orders restraining the parties from denigrating each other to the children and requiring them to keep each other informed of health and school matters. In relation to property, the husband was ordered to pay the wife $140,236.50 within sixty days, upon which the wife would assign her interest in the property at T to the husband. If payment was not made, the property was to be sold, with the net proceeds distributed according to a specified order of priority, including the repayment of the sum due to the wife. The court also made orders regarding the division of other assets and debts.